Celebrating the makers of 2024
Visit our online exhibition of groundbreaking work by graduating and thesis students from across the college, find end-of-year events, and connect with us on social media.
Discover
Makers ready to meet tomorrow
Congratulate the creative and intellectual achievements of CCA’s next generation of architects, artists, critical thinkers, designers, historians, filmmakers, photographers, and writers by exploring their work in the Showcase.
The capstone projects shown here empower us collectively to challenge the status quo and remind us how everyday themes such as humor, dreams, hope, and play help anchor our connection to one another.
These graduates and thesis students have made work that makes a difference. Now, they’re ready to act and change the world.
Spotlights
Recognizing outstanding student contributions
The deans of CCA’s four academic divisions selected students whose submissions to the 2024 Showcase demonstrate excellence in theory and practice.
A special note of congratulations from the deans
Commencement is a significant milestone of personal and academic achievement. The next generation of CCA-educated artists, architects, curators, designers, strategists, filmmakers, and writers has emerged. We’re honored to share the work of these exceptional graduates through the Class of 2024 Showcase.
These creative individuals have produced research, projects, and works of art, design, architecture, and writing that are original, compelling, and ambitious. Their many accomplishments attest to their tenacity and passion as well as their capacity to ask hard questions and to boldly envision futures that are inclusive and sustainable.
Now more than ever, we value these graduates for their critical imagination for they are central to shaping culture during these rapidly changing times. We’re eager to see where they journey post-graduation and how they will transform the world and our experience of it through their voices, craft, and vision.
We applaud you. Congratulations, Class of 2024!
— Dean of Architecture Keith Krumwiede, Dean of Design Helen Maria Nugent, Dean of Fine Arts Sunny A. Smith, and Dean of Humanities & Sciences Jacqueline Francis
Explore the showcase by division and program
Architecture
We envision architecture that can change the world for the better, by combining innovation in our fields with social and environmental impact. Our work addresses critical global issues—including climate change, resource scarcity, and housing inequity—through deep research, theoretical speculation, and design action.
View by Architecture program
Design
We engage with the most pressing challenges of our time and imagine what’s next by applying the full range of a designer’s toolset, from research and ideation to strategic foresight and iterative prototyping. Our work is driven by an ambition to create a world we want to live in.
Fine Arts
We are truth-seekers, culture workers, storytellers, and activists. With curiosity, honesty, and self-reflection, we boldly confront reality, using our creativity to craft a repository of collective memory and to ignite others to envision the future differently.
Humanities & Sciences
We activate interdisciplinary modes of critical and creative expression to delve into the social, political, and historical dimensions of our changing times. Our work embraces social transformation and worldbuilding through writing, visual analysis, curatorial practice, and comics.
View by Humanities & Sciences program
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Happenings hosted by academic programs
Opportunities to celebrate theory and practice
The 2024 Showcase and its associated celebrations are free and open to the public, from in-person events and exhibitions to animations, films, online symposiums, and more. Browse programs and mark your calendars.
Thesis events and explorations
Reveal: DMBA Venture Showcase
Writing & Literature Senior Showcase Reading
Absolute Memory: An Archive of Softness
Architecture Division Final Conversations
VCS Spring Symposium
BFA Senior Thesis Conversations
Fine Arts Senior Exhibition
Graduate Fine Arts MFA Thesis Exhibition
Architecture and Design End-of-Year Thesis Show
Animation Senior Showcase
CCA MFA Thesis Film Showcase
CCA Film Senior Screening
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Aug. 23, 2024
It’s an exciting time at California College of the Arts! 🎉 This October, we’re opening the doors to our expanded campus and stepping into our next chapter. All are welcome to join us as we celebrate the past, present, and future of the college.
Saturday, October 19
Opening Ceremony 4 pm
Campus Housewarming 5-8 pm
@wattisarts Exhibition Reception 5-8 pm
📍 145 Hooper Street, San Francisco
More info at [cca.edu/making-futures]
Aug. 19, 2024
New CCA @baggu just for you :)
Available for purchase at @archsupplies.
Aug. 18, 2024
Cohort 9 just finished their one-year, intensive graduate program in Interaction Design ✅ They spent the last year solving important problems and using design to create better relationships among people, products, and environments worldwide. Congrats, @ccamdesixd!
Aug. 16, 2024
In the summer, @ccacomics keeps our campus alive with color and community. Every summer, the low-residency program is on campus for four weeks for in-person courses, workshops, exhibitions, and readings. Swipe to see some pics from this summer.💥
Join the journey by division
- Follow Fine Arts @ccafinearts
- Follow Architecture @cca_arch_div
- Follow Design @ccadesignis
- Follow Humanities & Sciences @cca_critical_ethnic_studies
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